Culture and Sport.
Arts, heritage, media, and sport policy
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | +33 | 83% on-whip · 339 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -27 | 23% on-whip · 101 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +14 | 64% on-whip · 64 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +32 | 82% on-whip · 41 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +10 | 60% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -27 | 23% on-whip · 6 MPs | |
| Plaid Cymru | Plaid | 0 | 50% on-whip · 4 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | -2 | 48% on-whip · 4 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2025 | Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Report: Amendment 1 Aye: Support Amendment 1 to the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill (content unknown without debate record) · No: Oppose Amendment 1 to the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill, preserving the bill as drafted | 2 | 49 | No |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: Amendment 18 Aye: Support Amendment 18 to the Football Governance Bill, the specific content of which is not available from debate excerpts · No: Oppose Amendment 18, backing the bill as it stood without this change — likely the government's position given the No side's large majority | 180 | 337 | No |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 3 Aye: Support adding New Clause 3 to the Football Governance Bill — the specific change proposed is unknown without debate transcripts, but the clause was opposed by the government and defeated heavily · No: Oppose New Clause 3, backing the Football Governance Bill as it stood without the addition — the government voted No and carried the division by a wide margin | 88 | 340 | No |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading Aye: Support establishing statutory regulation of English football, including a licensing regime for clubs, stronger owner suitability tests, and fan protections against changes to club heritage · No: Oppose creating a new statutory football regulator, likely citing concerns about government overreach into a private sports industry or the regulatory burden on clubs | 414 | 99 | Yes |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye: Support adding New Clause 1 to the Football Governance Bill, as proposed by opposition MPs at Report Stage · No: Oppose New Clause 1, backing the government's version of the bill establishing the Independent Football Regulator without this addition | 170 | 346 | No |
All 7 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on culture and sport is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Efford | Eltham and Chislehurst | 100% |
| Diana Johnson | Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham | 100% |
| Emma Reynolds | Wycombe | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | 33% |
| Andrew Griffith | Arundel and South Downs | 33% |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon | 33% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Al Pinkerton | Surrey Heath | 80% |
| Monica Harding | Esher and Walton | 71% |
| Vikki Slade | Mid Dorset and North Poole | 71% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ryan | Burnley | 100% |
| Steve Reed | Streatham and Croydon North | 100% |
| Anna Turley | Redcar | 86% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Joani Reid | East Kilbride and Strathaven | 80% |
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 75% |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | 67% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Kruger | East Wiltshire | 33% |
| Sarah Pochin | Runcorn and Helsby | 25% |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | 20% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Culture and Sport” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.